Cuff link



Aug. 4, 1959 C. S. MARIEN CUFF LINK Filed April 15, 1957 INVENTOR.

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Unite States Patent CUFF LINK Clement S. Marien, Attleboro, Mass, assignor to Swank, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application April 15, 1957, Serial No. 652,803

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-90) The invention relates to a cuif link and the like.

A cuff link usually has opposite heads which are attached at the ends of a center post. Often, one of the heads is made more ornamental than the other and is considered the front head of the link, in that when in position on a cuff, it is the head which is seen looking towards the person wearing the link.

An object of the invention is to provide a cuff link having spaced heads at the front thereof which, when the link is in position on a cuff, will have the effect of appearing disconnected one from the other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cuff link having spaced heads in the form of separate but related ornamental objects and which, when the link is positioned on a cuff, will have the effect of appearing disconnected one from the other.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a front view of a cuff link embodying the invention and shown attached to a sleeve cuff;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the link shown in Fig. 1 in an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a side edge view of the link in position on a sleeve cuff shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the link with the cufi omitted and the rear head of the link shown in different relation; and

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially along line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

The cuff link comprises spaced center posts 11, 12 which are secured at one end to a head 13 in a manner to allow relative pivotal movement between the head 13 and said posts 11, 12. This pivoting action may be provided in several ways. As shown, the head 13 is made tubular (see Fig. 5) and is provided midway of its length with diametrically opposite openings 14 through which extends the bridge portion 15 which connects said posts to each other. The posts are preferably made of wire generally rectangular in cross section which provides fiat sides that may be engaged by plungers 16 within the tubular head and located at opposite sides of said bridge portion 15. In the illustrated form the plungers are urged against said flat sides by means of compression springs 17. The arrangement allows pivotal action between the head 13 and said posts 11, 12 so as to swing the head from a position at right angles to the plane of the posts as shown in Fig. 3 to a position in the plane of the posts as shown in Fig. 4 to allow the link to be attached or detached from the cuff by passing the head 13 through the button holes B all in the known manner.

The posts 11, 12 diverge from the head 13 in a general V-shape as shown, and the spacing between the posts at the outer end is approximately equal to the length of the button holes B, through which the posts pass. Mounted at the upper ends of the said posts are two separate heads 18 and 19. These heads may take any of various forms; preferably, they are made in the form of related objects. As by way of example, the head 18 is made to be suggestive of the helm or wheel of a boat, and the head 19 is made to be suggestive of a yacht anchor. These heads are secured to the posts so as to incline slightly toward each other, as best seen in Figs. 3 and 4.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that when the link is positioned on a cuff, no visible connection is seen between the heads 18 and 19. The heads 18 and 19 are spaced from each other; and, by choosing the proper form of heads, various pleasing effects may be produced. Thus, for the golf player the head 18 may be made to be suggestive of a golf ball and the head 19 to be suggestive of a golf club. For the hunter, the head 18 may be made to be suggestive of a game bird as, for example, a pheasant, and the head 19 to be suggestive of the head of a hunting dog. A great number of related objects may be found which are particularly adapted for decorating the front heads of the cuff link.

From the above, it will also be apparent that in addition to the esthetical result, I have provided a construction which will maintain the link at proper position on the cuff, this being accomplished by spacing the upper ends of the posts 11 and 12 a distance substantially equal to the length of the built-in holes. Thus, any tendency of the link tending to axially move will be blocked, and also any tendency for the link to rotate is blocked which positions the pivoting head at all times substantially at right angles to the cuff button hole slit. Of further importance is the fact that the spaced posts tend to hold the cuff in extended relation acting as a stiffening agent and thereby present a pleasing appearance.

I claim:

A culf link comprising a V-shape member of generally uniform cross-section providing spaced center posts and a connecting bridge, said bridge being of rectangular crosssection having fiat sides, a hollow head embracing said bridge, and spring means in said head engaging the flat sides of said bridge to hold it in position, and separate decorative heads secured to the free ends of each of said posts.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS France July 19, 1934 

